To Prosperity and Beyond podcast

Making To Prosperity and Beyond

The IGP's Prosperity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) MSc programme prepares students to be a new generation of global leaders and entrepreneurs; understanding the concept of transformative entrepreneurship and the implementation of innovations to address wicked problems.  

MSc PIE alumni students and co-hosts RP Duterte and Sam Tamayo introduce the mini-series, and discuss why there is a need to bring out conversations about prosperity from academia and provide perspectives of practitioners in the field. 

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Navigating prosperity, with Dr Nikolay Mintchev

The IGP conducts transdisciplinary research aligned to local needs and stakeholders, and works with Citizen Scientists across the UK, Lebanon and Kenya as part of its Prosperity Co-Labs (PROCOLs). The teams address what prosperity means in a localised context, and how we can build scalable solutions that acknowledge the challenges facing different communities.  

Dr. Nikolay Mintchev, Director of Research at the IGP and core team member of PROCOL Lebanon, joins Sam and RP to discuss how the understanding of prosperity is evolving. He talks about the nuances involved when talking about prosperity, the practical steps that can be taken to achieve it, and the importance of how you relate to others. 

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Unpacking Innovation, with Peter Ptashko FRSA

Change management is a broad and complex discipline, but at its core, it is about helping organizations successfully adopt and sustain change. It necessitates a structured approach to prepare, support, and guide individuals and teams through significant shifts in their operations, processes, or culture. When applied to solving social problems and improving people’s lives, it ushers the implementation of social innovations at a localised level.  

Peter Ptashko FRSA, Founder and CEO of Cambio Consultancy, talks with RP and Sam about how social innovation works from the perspective of change management specifically in different entrepreneurial settings across the world. 

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Elevating Entrepreneurship, with Arthur Kay

Transformative entrepreneurs are leading the charge in addressing wicked problems by creating relevant and scalable solutions that are poised to make a lasting and sustainable impact. They employ similar methodologies to conventional business practices but capitalise on market failures around social issues and environmental challenges.  

Arthur Kay, a seasoned entrepreneur and Co-Chair and Co-Founder of FastForward 2030, chats with Sam and RP about his vast experience  as a CEO of several start-ups and organizations, including Skyroom and Bio-Bean,  and as an all-around creator and problem solver. 

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Concluding the journey

In the final episode of To Prosperity and Beyond, RP and Sam are joined by MSc PIE programme leads, Dr. Onya Idoko and Dr. Konrad Miciukiewicz. They discuss their research interests and professional backgrounds and give insights on how the PIE programme was built and designed to support aspiring transformative leaders from all over the world.

They discuss the necessary lens of prosperity in approaching entrepreneurship and how a diversity of voices can be the avenue for the most innovative solutions. They explain how the direction of the programme has changed over the years and provide key lessons on how to succeed in the MSc PIE programme.

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